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Nelson Mandela
“The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”
Nelson Mandela

Paulo Coelho
“Human beings can withstand a week without water, two weeks without food, many years of homelessness, but not loneliness. It is the worst of all tortures, the worst of all sufferings.”
Paulo Coelho, Eleven Minutes

Barbara W. Tuchman
“When a pope's election could not be explained rationally, it was attributed to the Holy Ghost.”
Barbara W. Tuchman, The March of Folly: From Troy to Vietnam

Raz Mihal
“The sun warms my heart and soul with its rays of divine love.”
Raz Mihal, Just Love Her

K.  Ritz
“The early women rise before I do. Their lamps splinter the gloom of the kitchens. They chatter in whispers as they brew tea for the cooks. Windows are open to counter the heat of the ovens. Outside, the sky is as black as my soul.”
K. Ritz, Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master

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